Nirmala Sitharaman flies in aircraft Sukhoi Su-30 MKI

Jodhpur: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flew in an Indian Air Force frontline aircraft Sukhoi Su-30 MKI on Wednesday, an indigenously-built twin-engine fighter jet capable of carrying nuclear strikes.

Wearing an olive green flight suit, Sitharaman, the first woman Defence Minister of India, flew from the Air Force Station here in Rajasthan. She was seen seated in the cockpit.

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The Minister tweeted her pictures familiarizing herself with the fighter aircraft before taking off. The Sukhoi SU -30 MKI is a multi-role fighter developed by Russia's Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

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